This page contains past web presentations from TACE New England.   Selecting the links below will open the presentations in a new window.  You must have the free Flash player installed in your browser to view these webcasts. Once you begin the presentation you will be asked to install the Adobe Connect plugin, if you do not already have it.

Employment for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and More Significant Support Needs: A Two-Part Webinar Series

Many adults with ASD are often regarded as poor candidates for employment, either because they have limited functional speech or because they engage in behavior that may be unacceptable to employers. Many job seekers with ASD have difficulties in both domains, because behavior is communication. However, many individuals with ASD who have trouble communicating or who exhibit challenging behaviors can be employed when provided with appropriate supports.

In this webinar series, Alan Kurtz and Janine Collins from the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies at the University of Maine offer specific resources and strategies for finding successful employment outcomes for people who have ASD along with more significant support needs.

Part 1: Supporting communication for those with limited speech (link)

Webcast date: December 8, 2010
Recording time: 1 hr, 30 mins.

Part 2: Behavior: “What we got here is a failure to communicate.” (Paul Newman, in “Cool hand Luke”) (link)

Webcast date: December 15, 2010
Recording time: 1 hr, 30 mins.

Webinar: Successful Placements for Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome

Webcast date: May 19, 2010
Recording time: 1 hr, 30 mins.
Job placement for individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome presents special challenges. In this Webinar, Barbara Bissonnette, Principal of Forward Motion Coaching, shares employment strategies based on her personal experience working with adults with Asperger’s and their employers. Client examples illustrate techniques that are effective with both young people and more experienced workers.